Wirkungsweise
German, noun[ˈvɪʁkʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zə]
Wirkungsweise is spelled W-I-R-K-U-N-G-S-W-E-I-S-E (13 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirkungsweise is a German feminine noun meaning “mode of operation / action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Mechanismus, der einem Effekt (einer Wirkung) zugrundeliegt”.
What does Wirkungsweise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemode of operation / action
- 2
feminineeffect
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Mechanismus, der einem Effekt (einer Wirkung) zugrundeliegt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wirkungsweise
- Wirkungsweisen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wirkungsweise?
- [ˈvɪʁkʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wirkungsweise in German?
Wirkungsweise appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).